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2. Operations Manual V3.1

Pacific Airways Operations Manual - Revised January 2024

About the Airline

Pacific Airways Was established in 1997. We are one of the oldest Virtual Airlines in the world...

Membership Requirements

Anyone over 13 can become a member of Pacific Airways; the best part is that it is entirely FREE....

Pilot Status & Flight Requirements

Pacific Airways pilots maintains a status based on their flight activity or status. Status...

Supported Sims

Pacific Airways supports FSX - FS2020 - XPlane 11-12. We no longer help FS9. However, because w...

Pausing Simulator

Unfortunately due to the nature of the vaBase ACARS system, pilots cannot pause their simulator a...

vaBase

Pacific Airways is a member of a VA management software called vaBase. We pay a monthly fee for...

Downloading Aircraft

Pacific Airways has a variety of aircraft ranging from smaller turboprop aircraft for regional ...

Flight Lines

Flight Lines: A flight line is a destination with a completed return. Every flight you log must ...

General Aviation Aircraft

All pilots, regardless of rank or hours, are approved to fly GA aircraft and log their flights....

Flights

The flights are broken up into code A and Code B flights. Code A flights are to a destination, ...

Jump Seating

A jump seat, or a dead head, flight is when a pilot rides on a flight as a passenger.  You may ...

Pacific Elite Pilot Status

Once a pilot has achieved 1000 hours you retain the rank of ATP Senior Commander but also achieve...

Finances, Experience Points, Ranks

FINANCES: All pilots flying on vaBase earn a flat fee of $1.00 a mile which goes into your virtua...

ACARS

ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) is the preferred method of logg...

Pilot Ranks

As a New Hire with Pacific Airways, your First Rank will be a First Officer. The ranking system i...

Online / Offline Flying

  Pacific Airways is a proud partner of Vatsim. We encourage all pilots to fly to a new level by...

Millennium Club

  In addition to our regular operation, Pacific Airways has a flying club called Millennium. The...

Lifetime Membership

  At 3000 hours of service, pilots reach the rank of Lifetime Member. As a lifetime member, you ...